Method and apparatus for live capture image
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing live image via a network, comprising:
- a housing adapted for mounting at a predetermined location;
an image capture device supported within said housing for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval; and
a control circuit received in said housing to electrically connect with said image capture device for communicatively connecting with said network, wherein said control circuit is arranged for converting said image information captured by said image capture device into a still image file in predetermined format and continuously transferring said converted image file to said network to provide a real time video like image in said network.
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Abstract
A live image system for transferring live images via Internet includes one or more live image providers adapted for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval, and a platform communicatively linking with the live image providers through Internet. The live image information, which is a still image file and a web based viewable format, is continuously transferred to the platform. Therefore when the live image information is kept refreshing at the platform by overwriting the previous live image information with the latest live image information, the platform provides a real time video like image at a predetermined frame rate for web browsers to watch without any proprietary software.
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1. An apparatus for providing live image via a network, comprising:
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a housing adapted for mounting at a predetermined location; an image capture device supported within said housing for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval; and a control circuit received in said housing to electrically connect with said image capture device for communicatively connecting with said network, wherein said control circuit is arranged for converting said image information captured by said image capture device into a still image file in predetermined format and continuously transferring said converted image file to said network to provide a real time video like image in said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A live image system for transferring live images via Internet, comprising:
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one or more live image providers adapted for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval, wherein said live image information is a still image file and a web based viewable format; and a platform communicatively linking with said live image providers through Internet, wherein said live image information from each of said live image providers is continuously transferred to said platform in such a manner that when said live image information is kept refreshing at said platform by overwriting said previous live image information with said latest live image information, said platform provides a real time video like image at a predetermined frame rate for web browsers to watch without any proprietary software. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transferring live images via Internet, comprising steps of:
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(a) frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval by one or more live image providers; (b) converting said live image information to a still image file in a web based viewable format; (c) continuously transferring said converted still image files to a platform via Internet; and (d) obtaining said converted still image files at said platform to form a real time video like image at a predetermined frame rate by continuously overwriting said previous live image information with said latest live image information, so as to allow web browsers to watch said real time video like image without any proprietary software. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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